van Klinken, A orcid.org/0000-0003-2011-5537 (2019) Kenyan, Christian, Queer: Religion, LGBT Activism, and Arts of Resistance in Africa. Africana Religions book series . Penn State University Press , University Park ISBN 978-0-271-08380-3
Abstract
This book examines the role of religion in LGBT activism in Africa, specifically Kenya. It presents four case studies of creative forms of queer visibility through which Kenyan LGBT actors organize and present themselves in the public domain, while critically engaging and appropriating Christian beliefs, symbols, and practices. The book thus counter-balances the dominant narrative of religiously-inspired homophobia in Africa and shows how Christian traditions can also inspire queer politics and social change.
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Item Type: | Book |
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Keywords: | Christianity; Religion; LGBT; Queer; Activism; Kenya; Africa; Homosexuality; Sexuality |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > Theology and Religious Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jun 2019 12:43 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2020 10:10 |
Published Version: | http://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-083... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Penn State University Press |
Series Name: | Africana Religions book series |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:147843 |